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    Roo got attacked in coop, bleeding, help!

    Glad to hear he's doing well! I have no actual experience here, but that would be my guess.
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    Longterm Crossbreeding Project of Brahma, Polish, Silkie, Ayam Cemani, Araucana and Malay

    Definitely a puzzle. For now, the only thing I can think of is to see if things become clearer as the chick grows. And later, consider test-mating. Silver is sex-linked, the various dilutions of gold are not. The easiest test mating would be if the maybe-silver one turns out to be female...
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    Breeding barbu de watermael

    :lau Barbu (bearded) chicken, de (from) Watermael (a place in Belgium) Similar to Barbu d'Anvers, which is a bearded chicken from Anvers (but often called d'Anvers, leaving off the "Barbu")
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    Longterm Crossbreeding Project of Brahma, Polish, Silkie, Ayam Cemani, Araucana and Malay

    Huh. Yes, I guess either you are incredibly likely with the genetic odds, or else it really is not silver on the current puzzling chick: it could possible be a light shade of "gold." For the 6 chicks with the Partridge Silkie, you say no leakage or brown leakage. How many each way? The ones...
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    Temp./Humid. Ranges for specific breeds

    :thumbsup Definitely true!
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    Temp./Humid. Ranges for specific breeds

    Personally, I candle every egg before it goes into the incubator. This is to check for cracks or anything else that may be wrong. If I am going to discard the egg, I might as well do that right away, rather than have it sit in the incubator and maybe rot. Sometime between day 4 and 7 I...
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    Longterm Crossbreeding Project of Brahma, Polish, Silkie, Ayam Cemani, Araucana and Malay

    If the mother is a Golden Laced Polish, she cannot give silver to her chicks. That does look like silver to me, so presumably it comes from the father. Given that I see gold on one chick and silver on another, if they have the same father, I think he must be heterozygous gold/silver. If he was...
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    No such thing as too many chickens lOL

    That link isn't working right for me. It's only going to the "articles" page, not to the specific article. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/wry-neck-causes-treatment-and-prevention.67732/ Maybe this one will work?
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    Roo got attacked in coop, bleeding, help!

    As long as he can see and breathe, the blood is not really going to hurt him. And while he is separated from the rest, they cannot peck it either. If you can stand to leave him alone, he will probably look much better in a few days. Much of the blood will either come off on its own, or he will...
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    Hypothetical Question

    If you want to, you can breed a bantam rooster to a full-sized hen. Chicks will probably grow up to be medium in size. Females from that can be crossed to a bantam rooster, and some of the next generation should be smaller. Of course you will have bantam-sized chickens faster by just breeding...
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    Unexpected chick colors

    Huh. I'm thinking the stripes on the back show that you've got two Malines (male & female) that are carrying some e-locus gene that is not Extended Black. The light head dot sure looks like a backwards version of the common "chipmunk" head marking (which is usually dark on light), but I think it...
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    What do you do with your frozen eggs???

    Same here. But I wasted a bunch more words to say it ;)
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    Hypothetical Question

    You should be able to get some easter eggers from the cross (blue or green eggs), but you will not get olive eggers (dark green eggs).
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    Hypothetical Question

    I have ordered from a number of hatcheries, and generally had good results. But I think the weather can make a big difference. If it is extra-cold or extra-hot, that is really hard on the chicks. Also, it looks to me like the chicks do better when they are shipped in larger groups (15+) not in...
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    What do you do with your frozen eggs???

    For eggs that are just super cold to the touch, but not split open, I would expect them to be fine for eating. Cracked eggs can let bacteria in through the crack, whether that crack came from being frozen or from being bumped on something. That could be a reason to avoid eating them. Sometimes...
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    Red Pyle OEGB Roo X Cream Legbar Hen

    Life is like that sometimes! Thank you for the update!
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    Hypothetical Question

    For colorful eggs from bantams, try bantam Easter Eggers. I've had some from several different hatcheries, and they have all been pretty nice.
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    What do you do with your frozen eggs???

    The cracked open shell is the usual way I know an egg is frozen. Any egg with an un-cracked shell goes in the fridge with the other eggs, and I haven't had any problems from them. Either they didn't freeze, or they partly froze but then thawed again with no problems before I was ready to cook them.
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    Trouble Sexing Chicks

    Do you know what breeds could be in the mix? Certain crosses will produce color-sexable chicks, so I'm wondering if any of yours might be.
  20. NatJ

    Tips for removing maximum goop before dyeing eggs

    I think it must be different for some packs than for others. All the ones I've seen call for a tablespoon or two of vinegar, then enough water that you can submerge an egg in it. Edited to add an example: https://www.walmart.com/ip/PAAS-Deluxe-PDQ-52pc-WM-Dom/17726024392 At present, I can zoom...
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